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NEW YORK (Billboard) – Jay-Z earned his fourth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday with “Empire State of Mind,” his collaboration with Alicia Keys.

In the spirit of the festive season Cinderella Promotions will hold an evening of songs and poetry tomorrow at the Kingston Seawall Bandstand.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – John Mayer is on track to debut at No.

By Iana Seales In a searching sort of way the question can be asked whether the Kross Kolor duo of Adrian Dutchin and Jumo Primo has really set the standard in Guyanese music and manager Burchmore Simon would eagerly say yes, but whether the singers have or not a new kind of interest is certainly there.

Was sitting thinking what to tweet about if to tweet at all; then this fabulous thought came to me and I decided to tweet about my hair.

Hi Everyone, What’s the difference between juice and drink? How much does one cup of raw rice yield when cooked?

The recent trip to China for the Ningbo International Fashion Expo provided Guyana with the kind of exposure designers here are looking for, and for Sonia Noel it turned out to be a rare opportunity.

The Indian Film Festival hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Indian Cultural Centre continues at the Umana Yana on Wednesday  with the Malayalam film Oru Pennum Randaanum (A Climate for Crime) by Director Adoor Gopalkrishnan.

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Electronica artist Owl City reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday, while Rihanna earned her 12th career top 10 as “Russian Roulette” soared up the rankings.

NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Teenage singing sensation Taylor Swift claimed a piece of music history on Wednesday when she became the youngest artist ever to win the coveted title of Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Awards.

(BBC) Selected London buskers are giving away more than 800 tickets to singer Beyonce’s forthcoming concert at the O2 Arena this weekend.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – An unseasonal gust of wind greets Alicia Keys as she steps out of a doorway behind a Beverly Hills hotel on a late October afternoon.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – R&B singer Rihanna broke her silence last week about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her, saying he had bitten her, put her in a headlock and left her bleeding and swollen.

Jermaine Victor is a good looking man- and you know it from simply looking and drinking in those hard, sculpted thighs, square shoulders and developing six pack.

Culture Box Here’s a little story, it’s about the day I first met him.

Hi Everyone, The other day, a friend of mine threw up her hands in exasperation and exclaimed, “I love eating shrimp but I hate cooking it!

One of Linden’s adopted sons who is internationally known for singing soul and gospel returned to the community for a two-day show after close to 40 years, but he slipped in and out of the mining town without much fanfare.

(BBC) – Veteran singer Eddy Grant is heading out on a British tour with UK soft-reggae legends UB40 and will also play some solo dates.

The Indian Film Festival hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Indian Cultural Centre continues on Wednesday next with Taare Zameen Par, Aamir Khan’s inspirational film about an eight-year-old boy, Ishaan (Darsheel Safary).